April 2024 Agenda
FISKERTON PARISH COUNCIL
Chairman: Cllr Adrian Walker Clerk: Mrs Michelle Vail
E: clerk@fiskerton-lincs.org.uk Tel: 07707 807894
Notice of Meeting
The next meeting of Fiskerton Parish Council will be held on Thursday 18th April 2024 at 7:00pm in Fiskerton Village Hall at which the business listed in the agenda below will be transacted. The time between 7.00pm and 7.15 pm may be given over to a public session if required, but if no members of the public wish to speak, the meeting will start at 7.00pm.
Michelle Vail Clerk/RFO: Fiskerton Parish Council
Agenda
1. Open Session: suspension of standing orders for up to 15 minutes
2. Apologies for absence
3. Declarations of interest
4. Approve draft minutes of meeting held on 22nd February 2024 as a true record
5. To receive observations of the District and County Councillors
6. Chairman’s report
ALLOTMENTS:
7. Report from Allotment Inspectors: consider and resolve on the following as required:
a. Update on production of draft risk assessment report
b. Update on untended plot
c. Update on talks with tenant of the grazing land
d. Update on putting plans into place to increase number of plots
e. Agree any further steps
f. Agree when to issue invoices for 2024 season
g. Consider increase of rents
h. Consider any revision to tenancy agreements
FINANCE
8. ACCOUNTS
a. Receive circulated schedule of payments/receipts made for February/March 2024
b. Approve any known non-regular accounts for payment for March/April 2024
c. Confirm verification/signing of bank reconciliation/bank statements Qs 1, 2, 3, 4
d. Approve request from Fiskerton News for £110.00 to cover two pages of Parish
Council news per issue in 2024 ie. £10 per edition
e. Review asset register
f. Review financial risk assessment
g. Approve insurance renewal for 2024 – 25 at £728.54
h. Note LCC contribution rate for 2024-25 towards urban grass cutting will be £982.17
PLANNING: to consider and agree actions as required:
9. Neighbourhood Plan – update, draft policies, liaison with school, public consultation, meeting with Church Commissioners on 30/01/24, resolve to submit NP draft plan documents to WLDC and move to Regulation 14 consultation,
10. Feedback on public consultation on 27th February 2024, 3 - 7pm in Fiskerton Village Hall on a proposed development for up to 150 dwellings on land north of Corn Close; including to ratify FPC submitted response to consultation (time sensitive)
11. To note only: 147962: Planning application for construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic farm, including fencing, internal service tracks, inverters, transformer stations, cabling, CCTV, landscaping, substations and ancillary cabins being variation of conditions 6 & 11 of planning permission 142117 granted 27 May 2021 - increase height of communication mast & allow 40 years operational life of solar farm: LOCATION: The Old Airfield
12. Gallagher Developments - Land north of Fiskerton Road East, Cherry Willingham – note any date advised for public consultation event in Spring 2024
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED: to consider and agree actions as required:
13. British Gas – suspension of FIT payments until meter readings have been verified (bi-annual exercise)
14. To note: LCC - Section 19 Flood Investigators in area
15. To consider a request for complainant to be accompanied within the Closed Session below by an independent witness of their choosing
NEW ITEMS: to consider and agree actions as required:
16. Implementation of Communications Policy
17. Summer bedding
UPDATE REPORTS: to consider and agree actions as required:
18. Draft constitution documents for Village Hall: car park agreement, play area agreement, and Village Hall Management Committee constitution – any update from Charity Commissioners, joint meeting with VHMC with an independent Chairperson
19. Resolve on proposal to return £5000 to the Hodgson Trust (Cllr C Darcel)
20. Village gateway project – installation of speed indicator devices, update on gates, LRSP review of new locations, LRSP speed survey
21. Witham Valley Access Group – Nov 2023 and Feb 2024 minutes circulated, improving the Nelson Road-riverbank footpath
22. Repairs/replacement play equipment, grants
23. Emergency Plan
24. Action log – to consider any other items which have an update
MEETINGS:
25. Matters for inclusion on next agenda
26. Approve rescheduling the May meeting from 23rd May to 16th May 2024 (Annual Meeting of the Parish Council)
27. Set date for Annual Parish Meeting (APM) as 30th May 2024, 7 – 9pm
28. Approve expenditure on date panels for APM banners
29. Resolve to move into Closed Session as the following item contains information of a personal, sensitive and/or confidential nature
30. To consider a formal complaint concerning the actions of Fiskerton Parish Council in connection with village survey returns
Mrs Michelle Vail Clerk/RFO to Fiskerton Parish Council Dated 10.04.24